Just Posted: Sony Alpha SLT-A99 samples gallery

Just Posted: Full-size, real world samples from the Sony A99. We've been shooting with Sony's latest full-frame flagship camera down in San Francisco and Monterey, California as part of a Sony press trip - our first opportunity to get hold of a production-standard camera. We've put together a samples gallery taken in a variety of lighting conditions and at a range of apertures and featuring multiple subjects.

There are 28 images in the samples gallery. Please do not reproduce any of these images on a website or any newsletter / magazine without prior permission (see our copyright page). We make the originals available for private users to download to their own machines for personal examination or printing (in conjunction with this review), we do so in good faith, please don't abuse it.

Unless otherwise noted images taken with no particular settings at full resolution. Because our review images are now hosted on the 'galleries' section of dpreview.com, you can enjoy all of the new galleries functionality when browsing these samples.

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Wow with the price coming in close to a Nikon D800 who would buy this camera? Especially if you were basing it on the sample quality of the images. I had real hopes that somebody was going to put out a reasonable full-frame camera for 1,500-2,000 guess better luck next year.

The sample images are a joke. look at the f stop chosen for landscape. any proper photographer would choose f11. the images are shaky and maybe also misfocussed. shame on dpreview for posting lousy images like this. they are of no use because of the photographers non existent skills.

Ofcourse these are what they got, no one is denying that. But that doesn't mean the camera isn't capable of more.

It's pretty clear there are inconsistencies, especially on the right hand of the frame. Concluding this must be an issue with the A99 in general, is a bit simplistic. I can think of a couple of reasons why they turned out the way they did, but at this point it's (including some of my own thoughts earlier in this thread) are all assumptions.

A proper review should tell us what the camera is capable of and possibly reveal what went wrong here.

Pure logic tells me that the A99 is capable of much better than some of the poor samples. My RX100 pocket cam takes photos far better than that. My old Olympus C4000 did much better than that 9 years ago. The only way the A99 could take that poor of a photo is through dirty glass, there is grease smeared on the lens, mirror or sensor , the lens is bad or there was haze and smog in the air coupled with the fact that the sun was low in the sky (making the haze look even worse). Under those conditions I wouldn't have even bothered taking the photo.

I've never used an A99 nor plan to buy one (too expensive) but there is no way a properly performing camera could be the cause of such poor results.

There is definitely some user errors, and dpreview needs to be very careful while releasing such poor samples. Could it be an AF issue? Is the AA filter different based on the fact the camera is driven for videos rather than still photography? What I can say is that I have NOT been impressed by any samples from that camera.

I think some comments can be fairly instructive. I left some feedback because I had some concerned with some samples, but dpreview has not commented on it yet (or at least they have not provided me a reasonable answer about some of the samples that are more questionable).

These are the kind of quality samples DP should be taking. RAW + JPEG samples at http://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail.php?id=12497 in Chinese. If you still think these samples are bad due to the camera, you are just a hater and lost your credibility as a honest forum member.

DPReview... This is NOT a lens problem. Three different lenses all showing blurry on the right side. Someone fingered up the SLT mirror. Check your camera. It has be sabotaged. Look at the landscapes taken with a99.

70-400G The entire right side of image is blurred. Center very sharp. Left sharp enough.

16-35 ZA Entire right side of image blurred crazy. Sharp center and left.

ZA 24-70 Wild field curvature on right side. Front grass on right is sharp. Center sharp. Trees at top rear peak sharp. But trees at top right blurred. They should be sharp, being centered between rear trees and forground grass. Image left side is sharp within focus plane.

You're not looking at your samples close enough. Something is wrong here. These misrepresent the camera. Check the SLT mirror and chip for finger smudges. Someone dabbed the mirror or chip with grease. Some previous tester passed along a sabotaged camera to you.

You mean DSC00099? That is odd, almost like the diorama mode was accidentally engaged. the middle is reasonably sharp, but the borders are terrible, no way to explain that at F5.0 unless the lens is broken...

The samples I am concerned with are: DSC00099 and DSC00105. Both lenses you are using cost about $2k each, and the a99 body is $2.8k. So basically for about $5k, the a99-$2k lens combo generates (sometime) some mushy photographs. I don't get this at all. Something is really wrong about those two samples. Is there a major flaw when the focus point is set the infinity?

Somehow small RX100 has better JPEG engine in terms of details than this FF prof camFunny how industry works, Samsung last mobiles with tiny 1/3.2 sensors have better low ISO IQ than it's compacts, companys do a wonderful job when try to compensate hardware limitations in mass products but when hardware is fine and the product is rare they just put en avarage JPEG, question of priority :)

While it's near imppossible to compare these 2 formats based on available samples due to inherent DOF differences to begin with, I do agree that the RX100 seems to have changed the usual Sony sharpening approach. From the rather large sharpening radius resulting in halo's and other artifacts, which in turns gives the impression of movement or softness to small surface textures, to a much smaller radius more in line with default Lightroom settings. But it indeed looks like the A99 refers back to the old approach still.... oddly enough.

The JPEGs are soft to avoid moire. You can have have no AA filter and sharp JPEG processing if you can tolerate moire in some patterns. Spatially separated color sensing is the limitation of the Bayer color array.

You might think Foveon is the answer. While it can work good at low ISOs, color accuracy is horrid at high ISOs.

Lets be logical here. A cheap P&S can take better photos than some of those bad samples. Do you really think they are representative of the camera or, as is more likely, there is something else wrong? Dirty lens? Grease of the sensor? Photo taken through a dirty window? Hazy skies and poor lighting? It's pure common sense. I have 2 SLTs, A55 and 65, and both produce photos 10 times better so being an SLT is not the problem.

I've been looking at sample images of the a99 and the review of the a77. Maybe I shouldn't have said horrible IQ, but compared to ALL other manufacurers Sony is doing bad in IQ. The noise is worse in every ISO level, exponentionally worse in higher ISO's.

Since then I looked into NEX series and NEX7 is also bad in IQ, worse than anyone else except A-77. SO it itsn't just SLT, it's all SONY camera's and SLT ones are worst.

I don't understand why. The other manufacturers use Sony sensors in their models. Sony is doing worse with the same sensors. For example check the noise in the NEX 5N vs K-5, X-PRO1 and D-7000. You just can't print larger than A4 size with the NEX 5N at higher than ISO 800. Fuji is the clear winner here, btw.

I usually buy Sony products, but there's no way I'll buy their camera's anytime soon. Sony fans please open up your eyes.

Most of the bad comments are just haters of Sony or could not afford to buy it so they'll say anything to discredit this camera. A99 is very capable profressional camera. Just look at other samples and reviews from professionals, A99 is a beast!

i'm actually a hater of blurry mushy landscape photos myself .. not withstanding the camera .. some of those shots are horrid. three different lenses .. all looking like it was shot through smeared vaseline.

I'd be asking dpreview about the lenses and settings,etc moreso than worrying about correct comments.

Haters will be haters, I only have one issue with this camera and it's "BIG" EVF,EVF,EVF,EVF why EVF? and that is why i'm not getting it.The pictures were what I would expect to see and the haters can hate if they like but I think Sony is getting better all the time, they need better direction, why would you put an EVF on this kind of camera?

Yep, some things (like technological progress) are just beyond some folks.

If you do not know the revolutionary implications of EVF, try reading more and gaining some knowledge. Else go stick your eye into one, whether the Sonys or the m4/3.

EVFs are the future and enable the previewing of the exact picture before pressing the shutter button. Its as important as LiveView, but in the viewfinder. Digital imaging without EVF and Liveview merely shortens the time to seeing your work AFTER pressing the shutter button. If you do not understand the implications for professionals...

Or just try growing up. The Canons and Nikons not using EVFs get away with it because there are ignorant users like you to milk. EVFs will become even more incredible over time but they are already there.

Yeah, EVF is just wonderful... image smear, grainy, incorrect colour rendition, just to name a few.

It is cr*p technology, designed for point and shoot or video cameras and has NO place in a pro-level DSLR.

I suggest you use your eyes and look through an A900 viewfinder before writing more of this "new technology is always better" nonsense. I am specifically not buying an A99 because of its bloody awful viewfinder!

I've also downloaded and processed a few raws in LR 4.2 that were way, way sharper than these, so I'd chalk it up to a strangely detail-mushing jpeg engine. Though according to a recent Luminous Landscape review, the A99 files definitely need good sharpening, as they seem to be using a medium strength AA filter.

I am impressed with the conclutions some are able to draw from these samples. I have seen raw files that confirm the A99 as a strong perfomer, but these are not impressive. I think something is wrong here, but it is hard to tell exactly what without knowing the camera, camera settings other than exposure and ISO, file format/quality for the posted samples, or if the photographer just has screwed it up.

The easiest thing in the world to be is a critic. I love how judgements proclaiming screw ups and poor photography are continuously being assigned to sample gallery images. Maybe if DPR users paid a fee to subscribe to DPR site they could hire Art Wolfe or Rick Sammon to shoot samples.

Nonsense - I am a Sony (though not exclusively) shooter and will welcome a new Sony FF to my line up. But you don't need to be tied into or against any system to realise that the IQ on some of those samples is pure cr@p. The one that seems to stand out is the golf course shot. DPR owe us an explanation as to what went wrong there.

Something with the lens on that golf course shot. Seems to be fair at the edges, gets very blurry as you move in to the center and is sharp at the center. The lens seems to have a complex field curvature issue at that focal length would be my guess.

The present breed of DSLRs are competing on image sensor and also AF sensor.Will Dpreview do consumers a big big favour by including controlled focus tracking tests? The test would need something that will move at a constant speed everytime. (A reason to convince your boss that there's a need for a Segway in the office)

At present the best image quality for me have the Fuji cameras -well, the AF leaves something to be desired, but the picture quality is awesome - I will not buy the new Sony, Canon or Nikon. . . and I do not need FF

Mick232, wide lens I use is Minolta Maxxum 20mm f/2.8 it doesn't even have modern coating that is good for use with digital sensors. My current longest lens is Tamron 70-300mm USD that is tack sharp compare to samples here.Again, I'm not blaming A99, or lenses - but suspect faulty handling by testing photographer (could be dirt on lens surface on shot N ...99, on shot made with 70-400 - wind gust could be blamed) but fact is that these 2 shots are pure weak in IQ.

The CZ 24-70 2.8 may be the best normal zoom ever made. Look at the image of the carousel horse if you want to see detail. I keep reading negatives about the photos, without mention of the ones that look quite good like a couple of the portraits, the horse, the liquor bottles, etc.

The portrait made with with the CZ 135 1.8 Sonar looks beautifully detailed with excellent bokeh. There are a lot of mentions of the golf course image without pointing out the better images as if somehow going totally negative completely supports whatever agenda people may have.

Lastly, keep in mind DPRs approach to Sample Images has always been to show "real world" OOC images. It's likely that these have no capture sharpening at all.

Personally I never use OOC JPEGs to evaluate a camera. It's always best to wait for raws.

It is indeed disappointing. I was one who actually was never impressed with the a99, and I have not seen any outstanding photos taken with the a99 yet. Thus far, the D600 is much more impressive, price and features are much concerned with still photography, which is my main target. The a99 might become handy for video, but it is clearly beyond the scope of what I am aiming at when it comes to digital cameras. I think the a900 will be my last Sony camera. By the way, I get much better colors and better crispness with my a900 at base ISO.

I have to agree with you moimoi but I think Sony will be releasing a camera in the future that will suit your and my needs and this one is a video orientated persons cup of tea.For now the a900 is all I need for in studio work.The a57 I play with now and then is more of a playful thing, I don't take the SLT cameras too serious.

This set of photo just confirms what I have thought from the earlier samples I have seen. Just not on par with the IQ of the most recent FF cameras from Canikon. It looks like the a900 will be my last Sony camera.

I don't understand why people still tie sensor size to price. The value add to this camera, i.e. on-sensor AF, the video silent dial, AF range are all make it way over than 6D and D600. Which is same to Canon 7D>T4i>T3i>T2i (All 18MP sensor). And D3X should also be just $3000 back at the day in compare to A900...All I can say is, this camera just not for you.For the quality of the sample or the photographer....what to say, I wouldn't complain when it's in a group test like this. The sample here already better than those in Engaget...If you want to see high quality samples, go to a real photographer site like Luminous Landscape or Steve huff...why complain in a technical site...I just don't get it....

I find that the photos that Dpreview take for samples are sometimes not professional enough (different reviews have quality that varies). I could only guess that sometimes they are taken by staff on dpreview with less photographic experience to taking photos of professional quality and who do not know how to compensate for different lighting conditions and I see blown highlight photos outdoors, overexposed, and other issues at times which could be avoided. It would be best to show the camera's best ability with only knowledgeable staff taking photos, so we won't be disappointed and get a better idea of camera ability. Any comment, Dpreview on who you decide on staff to take photos, and their skill level, or is it sometimes random?

It could be that the a99 will be a full-frame choice DSLR only for those well invested in the best of Sony lenses. I say this because Canon and Nikon are going to be superior in most ways in head to head comparisons, and the cost is less.

I think I would go for the RX1 before this because the IQ it produces is likely better, similar to what the Nex 7 does over the a77,65. Speaking of which, Of all the top Sony cameras, considering image quality and versatility, I still like the Nex 7 best and look forward to the follow up.

I am a Nikon D800 user and find A99 very tempting. I think EVF is superior to an OVF because you can actually see what the camera sees. Looking through an OVF gives you an idea how to frame, nothing else.

Swivel LCD screen with fast AF - I can forgive a little IQ loss for that. Besides the IQ seems a lot higher than Canon 5D3 for instance.

This "see what the camera sees" is just pure ignorance. The image that an EVF shows you is dog ugly, compared with what the camera really sees. It can't reproduce realistic colours at the best of times, not to mention that you can't see the detail of the image due to the grain of the EVF image, so what is this "see what the camera sees" nonsense??

As for the A99 appealing to Sony users with an investment in exising lenses, I have an A900 with a full set of CZ zoom and prime lenses and after waiting for 5 years for this camera it leaves me completely disinterested! The NEX-VG900 for video, very interested. The A99, no thank you very much.

It would seem that opinons of them vary from being fabulous to downright awful, yet all the while 'my' opinion of samples should not have the remotest effect on 'your' decision to buy (and vice versa).

I get the distinct impression it is more about a combination of 'fanboys' and ego: praising or castigating the camera simply because of the manufacturer, and being derogatory of the pictures because 'I'm a fabulous and knowledgeable photographer who would do so much better...' !!!

I don't know about the 'voting thumbs', I think DPR should bin the comments section!

Welcome to Dpreview forums. These forums are for "forever self absorbed adolescents" who need platforms to channel their destructive tendencies who might otherwise become mass murderers. So...keep them humored please for the society's sake. At least they-supposedly-use cameras at the moment.

If you guys think this is bad, look at comments on news websites, especially on controversial articles. People recklessly bash political parties, each other, say that killing everyone on the other side is best solution, and make other crazy statements. At least we're only talking about cameras here.

Who took these samples? Awful, poor light, focusing, framing auto ISO? auto everything? That landscape taken from above with the 16-35 is shameful! You could not have found worse subjects, colours, settings... or maybe I'm wrong and you will still surprise me. Literally shown in a "bad light"

Are you referring to the "miniature mode" image of the highway interchange? I think that's the intended effect of that mode, though it's one I find hard to imagine wanting myself. The same lens was used for the golf course shot. In that one, it looks to me like the camera was moving during the exposure. Not even the center of the frame seems truly sharp.

So, I won't be rushing out to buy that 16-35 lens, but this series makes the camera itself look pretty impressive to me. Very good dynamic range, in particular, which that golf course shot displays nicely.

IMO, poor technique by the photographer is somewhat desirable in this context - gives a fair indication of what my own shots will look like. Great technique and talent can make any hardware look good.

The samples are quite good, apart from the landscape ones, off-course. The high ISO shots are quite nice as well, this camera keeps good dynamic range, detail, color, even at ISO3200, and I suspect that above as well.

Great ... another write off new model camera from my list. Seems pretty much all new kit is slated by the expert forum contributers. I'll stick with my NEX5N for now. I loved the sound of the RX1 but its critique seems harsh and for that money I expect a really quality deal. I'm thinking to hell with these latest gen things get myself a K-5 mark 2 with top glass, I mean it just works!

The so called translucent mirror Sony camera line seems to combine the disadvantages of "mirrorless" cameras - no through the lens optical viewfinder - even the best EVF exhibit limited resolution, image lag and brightness issues in daylight, particularly when compared to full frame SLRs, with those of conventional SLR camera - bulk and weight and limited selection of lenses.

By the way, the term "translucent" is inappropriate here - it means "permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible" (see http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/translucent?s=t ). the correct term is semi-reflective mirror or beamsplitter.

ISO12800 sample looks pretty good (DSC00060) but I suspect that's because it was shot in good light. I took a picture at ISO6400 from the day I tested the A99 in my country and looked just fine, but it was in daylight too.

Seems like Sony engine struggles in low light. Look at the background (out of focus area) ISO 3200 sample (DSC00121). Highlight Details are quite good in low light but everything that is out of focus is quite noisy. Even in reduced size from the Original picture, the noise pattern is quite visible. So far, it's OK for having a mirror in front, but I know many are expecting more for the asked price. I'm expecting more.

Oh and the DSC00272 sample, it looks like the focus is set on second row of bottles, not first. For a moment I was worried of the poor handling of noise at ISO3200, but then realized it was focused on second row instead of the dark areas (first row of bottles).

That 16-35mm has got to be a duff sample. The landscape 0099 is simply terrible. The centre is kind of blotchy sharp but the rest is a complete mash. Notice the trees on the right strangely get a little sharper again just before the border.

Three lenses all defocusing on the right. I think someone licked the SLT mirror. I can't see DPReview having three lenses all with decentering issues. This is a camera issue. I'd bet that SLT mirror got touched somehow.

70-400G The entire right side of image is blurred. Center very sharp. Left sharp enough.

16-35 ZA Entire right side of image blurred crazy. Sharp center and left.

ZA 24-70 Wild field curvature on right side. Front grass on right is sharp. Center sharp. Trees at top rear peak sharp. But trees at top right blurred. They should be sharp, being centered between rear trees and forground grass. Image left side is sharp within focus plane.

Come on DPReview... you're not looking at your samples close enough. Something is wrong here. If you want us to look at them 100%... then you should too. Something is amiss with the landscapes on three different lenses.

The model images like the first must have been a real hardship for Mr. Diallo.

It's nice to see DPR pull out the good glass like the CZ 24-70, 16-35, and 135 1.8 lenses? It would have been nice to see some top tier lenses on the Nikon D600 Sample Gallery as well. But it's of no consequence as I actually prefer the images from the Nikon based on what I've seen so far.

I think QC was easier when everything ran in-house from London. It also introduces a problem for comparison between standardised shots from differing light intensity levels. West coast USA has alarmingly high contrast intensity compared to London.

Yep, obviously Sony still has big marketing and PR bucks to be able to fly, wine and dine all the photo hacks of the world. I did not think such budgets existed any more. ... The consequence of course is that you get images of the same f...g subjects/models from the same gear at the same time on all outlets, with each writer doing his/her own best to be seen as having access to some form of exclusivity. The only thing all these "previews" really show is that there has been a big Sony joly in SF earlier in the week.... Hope all you guys had fun!

@jacquesConsidering Sony's imaging and camera division are the only ones making any serious money, it's not that surprising they are allowed to dig into the company coffers for expensive events. The perks when your department/division does well while every other one is struggling.

Perfectly true! But this Sony launch is starting to feel a little too rich: we had all the organised pseudo-leaks and grouped announcements (+ "sneaky previews") on the way up to Photokina. Then a rehash at Photokina (with more "previews" of the same products). Then, two weeks later, the current outpouring from the SF joly (yet more "previews" of same products), that will build up to a wave of full reviews. This is really a big campaign, and will go on till Xmas as that is when RX1 will hit the shelves and needs to make a first splash. The products all look great though, but I am kind of saturating.... ;-)

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